Healthlinx and Dairy Australia have identified a bioactive compound from dairy waste streams that reduces the production and storage of fat in cells.

Increasing business has lead Flexicon to expand its operations in Australia with a sales office in Sydney.

The American Heart Association has concluded that omega-6 fatty acids may decrease risk for heart disease. Soybean oil is one of the most concentrated sources of omega-6 fatty acids.

Reb-A is an FDA approved high-intensity sweetener but unfortunately it can trigger bitter taste receptors. Givaudan has developed a portfolio of masking agents to help overcome this problem.

CSIRO has worked with Mars to produce ‘life cycle analyses’ on a range of Mars's food products that are relevant to almost every major food commodity produced in Australia. The research partnership has produced a database and information toolkit that will be available to a wide range of food businesses to help improve their sustainability strategies.

Tough economic times are impacting shoppers in the US where lower-income shoppers are the fastest growing income group.

Over the next few decades, the global food system will come under renewed pressure from the combined effects of seven fundamental factors: population growth, the nutrition transition, energy, land, water, labour and climate change. The UK has been rethinking its food strategy.

A look at the yoghurt launches across the world in 2008 reveals some healthy trends.

The Australian Institute of Packaging has bolstered its packaging training and education through a cooperation agreement with the Australian Management Academy.

The 2009 EHEDG Symposium will be held at the same time as AnugaFoodTec in March in Germany.

Researchers at RMIT have developed a toolkit that food processors can use to assess and reduce their water consumption.

The Australian Institute of Packaging has appointed Pierre Pienaar FAIP as its new Vice-President.

Meat & Livestock Australia, the National Livestock Research Institute in Korea and the Beef CRC conducted a study which used the Meat Standards Australia beef grading scheme to compare the tastes of Korean and Australian beef consumers.

The use of RFID devices up to 4 W of power between the 920 to 926 MHz band has been approved in Australia. This will lead to improved efficiencies and greater ROI for companies wanting to use EPC/RFID systems in their supply chain.

In response to the world slump in dairy prices, Europe is reintroducing export refunds for butter, cheese and whole and skimmed milk powder.